Ireland vs Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Ireland
17.1%
in 2016
Malta
16.9%
in 2017
Ireland rank
20th
Malta rank
23rd

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Ireland
  • Malta
051015199820072017

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 17.1% against 16.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.

Ireland ranks 20th and Malta ranks 23rd of 98 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Malta Difference Ahead
2000s 11.2% 13.2% 2.0% Malta
2010s 15.8% 12.7% 3.1% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Ireland or Malta?
Ireland, at 17.1% against 16.9% in Malta as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Malta?
0.2%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Ireland ranks 20th and Malta ranks 23rd of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,158 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.